Summary of expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by purpose: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2004-05

School year

Total expenditures

Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education

Other current expen-ditures2

Capital outlay3

Interest on school debt

Total

Administration

Instruction

Plant operation

Plant main-tenance

Fixed charges

Other school services1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Amounts in thousands of current dollars

1919-20

$1,036,151

$861,120

$36,752

$632,556

$115,707

$30,432

$9,286

$36,387

$3,277

$153,543

$18,212

1929-30

2,316,790

1,843,552

78,680

1,317,727

216,072

78,810

50,270

101,993

9,825

370,878

92,536

1939-40

2,344,049

1,941,799

91,571

1,403,285

194,365

73,321

50,116

129,141

13,367

257,974

130,909

1949-50

5,837,643

4,687,274

220,050

3,112,340

427,587

214,164

261,469

451,663

35,614

1,014,176

100,578

1959-60

15,613,254

12,329,388

528,408

8,350,738

1,085,036

422,586

909,323

1,033,297

132,566

2,661,786

489,514

1969-70

40,683,429

34,217,773

1,606,646

23,270,158

2,537,257

974,941

3,266,920

2,561,856

635,803

4,659,072

1,170,782

1979-80

95,961,561

86,984,142

4,263,757

53,257,937

9,744,785

(4)

11,793,934

7,923,729

597,585

6,506,167

1,873,666

1989-90

212,769,564

188,229,359

16,346,991

5

113,550,405

5

20,261,415

5

(4)

—

38,070,548

5

2,982,543

17,781,342

3,776,321

1994-95

279,000,318

243,877,582

19,877,848

5

150,556,118

5

24,542,922

5

(4)

—

48,900,694

5

5,148,505

24,456,100

5,518,131

1995-96

293,646,490

255,106,683

20,709,652

5

157,473,978

5

25,724,062

5

(4)

—

51,198,992

5

4,724,659

27,555,667

6,259,480

1996-97

313,151,046

270,174,298

21,603,056

5

167,148,760

5

26,837,270

5

(4)

—

54,585,210

5

4,649,138

31,429,074

6,898,536

1997-98

334,315,020

285,485,370

22,043,101

5

176,521,719

5

27,952,899

5

(4)

—

58,967,649

5

4,884,115

36,168,090

7,777,445

1998-99

355,837,818

302,876,294

23,396,918

5

186,776,182

5

29,396,471

5

(4)

—

63,306,722

5

5,242,618

39,522,710

8,196,196

1999-2000

381,838,155

323,888,508

25,079,298

5

199,968,138

5

31,190,295

5

(4)

—

67,650,776

5

5,457,015

43,357,186

9,135,445

2000-01

410,811,185

348,360,841

26,689,181

5

214,333,003

5

34,034,158

5

(4)

—

73,304,498

5

6,063,700

46,220,704

10,165,940

2001-02

435,364,404

368,378,006

28,309,047

5

226,668,386

5

34,829,109

5

(4)

—

78,571,464

5

6,530,554

49,960,542

10,495,301

2002-03

454,906,912

387,593,617

29,751,958

5

237,731,734

5

36,830,517

5

(4)

—

83,279,408

5

6,873,762

48,940,374

11,499,160

2003-046

474,241,531

403,390,369

30,864,875

5

247,444,620

5

38,720,429

5

(4)

—

86,360,444

5

6,927,551

50,842,973

13,080,638

2004-05

499,068,816

424,562,095

32,648,224

5

259,614,068

5

40,893,529

5

(4)

—

91,406,274

5

7,664,672

53,540,727

13,301,322

Amounts in thousands of constant 2006-07 dollars

1919-20

$11,098,635

$9,223,807

$393,666

$6,775,565

$1,239,385

$325,970

$99,466

$389,756

$35,101

$1,644,662

$195,076

1929-30

27,630,127

21,986,272

938,341

15,715,263

2,576,883

939,891

599,522

1,216,372

117,173

4,423,105

1,103,588

1939-40

34,240,392

28,364,577

1,337,612

20,498,304

2,839,162

1,071,027

732,063

1,886,410

195,257

3,768,322

1,912,236

1949-50

50,318,151

40,402,421

1,896,743

26,827,128

3,685,629

1,846,008

2,253,758

3,893,155

306,978

8,741,792

866,942

1959-60

108,472,874

85,658,258

3,671,108

58,016,641

7,538,273

2,935,911

6,317,509

7,178,817

921,001

18,492,723

3,400,892

1969-70

219,855,297

184,914,593

8,682,396

125,753,104

13,711,464

5,268,630

17,654,600

13,844,399

3,435,911

25,177,859

6,326,965

1979-80

252,333,430

228,727,072

11,211,660

140,043,136

25,624,167

(4)

31,012,457

20,835,652

1,571,365

17,108,136

4,926,854

1989-90

342,070,118

302,616,774

26,281,095

5

182,555,248

5

32,574,324

5

(4)

—

61,206,108

5

4,795,041

28,587,104

6,071,200

1994-95

378,667,139

330,997,566

26,978,779

5

204,339,030

5

33,310,350

5

(4)

—

66,369,408

5

6,987,696

33,192,512

7,489,364

1995-96

387,989,691

337,067,755

27,363,281

5

208,067,462

5

33,988,728

5

—

67,648,284

5

6,242,605

36,408,795

8,270,536

1996-97

402,283,260

347,074,035

27,751,936

5

214,724,328

5

34,475,965

5

(4)

—

70,121,804

5

5,972,423

40,374,735

8,862,067

1997-98

421,946,059

360,317,124

27,821,064

5

222,791,796

5

35,279,946

5

(4)

—

74,424,317

5

6,164,345

45,648,511

9,816,078

1998-99

441,467,956

375,761,573

29,027,240

5

231,722,699

5

36,470,548

5

(4)

—

78,541,087

5

6,504,221

49,033,603

10,168,560

1999-2000

460,433,318

390,555,681

30,241,463

5

241,128,321

5

37,610,309

5

(4)

—

81,575,586

5

6,580,253

52,281,557

11,015,828

2000-01

478,960,625

406,150,397

31,116,647

5

249,888,691

5

39,680,083

5

(4)

—

85,464,976

5

7,069,607

53,888,254

11,852,367

2001-02

498,756,503

422,016,417

32,431,042

5

259,672,886

5

39,900,470

5

(4)

—

90,012,018

5

7,481,449

57,235,146

12,023,491

2002-03

509,937,988

434,481,658

33,351,117

5

266,490,658

5

41,285,984

5

(4)

—

93,353,898

5

7,705,295

54,860,797

12,890,238

2003-046

520,230,411

442,508,561

33,857,952

5

271,440,201

5

42,475,286

5

(4)

—

94,735,122

5

7,599,340

55,773,396

14,349,114

2004-05

531,471,892

452,127,668

34,767,977

5

276,470,049

5

43,548,626

5

(4)

—

97,341,016

5

8,162,317

57,016,970

14,164,937

Percentage distribution

1919-20

100.0

83.1

3.5

61.0

11.2

2.9

0.9

3.5

0.3

14.8

1.8

1929-30

100.0

79.6

3.4

56.9

9.3

3.4

2.2

4.4

0.4

16.0

4.0

1939-40

100.0

82.8

3.9

59.9

8.3

3.1

2.1

5.5

0.6

11.0

5.6

1949-50

100.0

80.3

3.8

53.3

7.3

3.7

4.5

7.7

0.6

17.4

1.7

1959-60

100.0

79.0

3.4

53.5

6.9

2.7

5.8

6.6

0.8

17.0

3.1

1969-70

100.0

84.1

3.9

57.2

6.2

2.4

8.0

6.3

1.6

11.5

2.9

1979-80

100.0

90.6

4.4

55.5

10.2

(4)

12.3

8.3

0.6

6.8

2.0

1989-90

100.0

88.5

7.7

5

53.4

5

9.5

(4)

—

17.9

5

1.4

8.4

1.8

1994-95

100.0

87.4

7.1

5

54.0

5

8.8

(4)

—

17.5

5

1.8

8.8

2.0

1995-96

100.0

86.9

7.1

5

53.6

5

8.8

(4)

—

17.4

5

1.6

9.4

2.1

1996-97

100.0

86.3

6.9

5

53.4

5

8.6

(4)

—

17.4

5

1.5

10.0

2.2

1997-98

100.0

85.4

6.6

5

52.8

5

8.4

(4)

—

17.6

5

1.5

10.8

2.3

1998-99

100.0

85.1

6.6

5

52.5

5

8.3

(4)

—

17.8

5

1.5

11.1

2.3

1999-2000

100.0

84.8

6.6

5

52.4

5

8.2

(4)

—

17.7

5

1.4

11.4

2.4

2000-01

100.0

84.8

6.5

5

52.2

5

8.3

(4)

—

17.8

5

1.5

11.3

2.5

2001-02

100.0

84.6

6.5

5

52.1

5

8.0

(4)

—

18.0

5

1.5

11.5

2.4

2002-03

100.0

85.2

6.5

5

52.3

5

8.1

(4)

—

18.3

5

1.5

10.8

2.5

2003-046

100.0

85.1

6.5

5

52.2

5

8.2

(4)

—

18.2

5

1.5

10.7

2.8

2004-05

100.0

85.1

6.5

5

52.0

5

8.2

(4)

—

18.3

5

1.5

10.7

2.7

— Not available. 1 Prior to 1959-60, items included under "other school services" were listed under "auxiliary services," a more comprehensive classification that also included community services. 2 Includes expenditures for summer schools, adult education, community colleges, and community services.3 Prior to 1969-70, excludes capital outlay by state and local school housing authorities. 4 Plant operation also includes plant maintenance. 5 Data not comparable to figures prior to 1989-90. 6 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 1959-60, includes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning in 1989-90, state administration expenditures were excluded from both "total" and "current" expenditures. Beginning in 1989-90, extensive changes were made in the data collection procedures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1959-60 and 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979-80; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared April 2007.)